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The great house revival. RTÉ 1, Sunday 9pm

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  • 06-05-2018 9:35pm
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    Lisha
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    Anyone watching?

    I’m prepared to drool at fabulousness ...


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    James 007
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    Did they say the bought it for 80K. If so it was a steal for that.


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    Citizenpain
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    Joined late , where is it?


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    Lisha
    Registered Users Posts: 8,693 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Citizenpain wrote: »
    Joined late , where is it?

    Co Mayo


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    James 007
    Registered Users Posts: 962 ✭✭✭James 007


    Mayo, didnt pick up the name of the town


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    Citizenpain
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    Ballinafad House in Co. Mayo.


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    Lisha
    Registered Users Posts: 8,693 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Only disadvantage I can see to this program is that I don’t see how they can even be nearly finished by the end of the show... I need the closure


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    Kuva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Kuva


    Who wants to be a millionaire is over, we'll all pile on in here in half an hour on the +1


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    Lisha
    Registered Users Posts: 8,693 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Ah stop it’s truly amazing


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    Azatadine
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    Unbelievable. Amazing.


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    honeybear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,648 ✭✭✭honeybear


    Loved this show


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    #12
    Lisha
    Registered Users Posts: 8,693 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Cortecs wrote: »
    Unbelievable. Amazing.

    It’s miraculous , I’m all outta words


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    iamwhoiam
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    What an achievement !


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    Citizenpain
    Registered Users Posts: 1,909 ✭✭✭Citizenpain


    Wonder how much is done


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    BattleCorp
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    A good RTE programme. Who'd have thunk it. :-)


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    august12
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    James 007 wrote:
    Did they say the bought it for 80K. If so it was a steal for that.
    Yes, 80,000 in 2013.


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    enricoh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,835 ✭✭✭enricoh


    Nothing phases yer man - cool as ice!. 500k - some serious work done for that.
    Really shows up the prices paid for an extension on room to improve as complete rip offs.
    No wedding venue I was ever in would be half as nice as that


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    Cheshire Cat
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    That was VERY impressive! Well done to Bede.


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    Water John
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    Not very gone on old houses, but really, tipping my hat, to this guy. He has an uncanny feeling for the work. Both in the detail and the overall vision.


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    nuac
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    That house had been vacant for years. A lot of work done


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    James 007
    Registered Users Posts: 962 ✭✭✭James 007


    enricoh wrote: »
    Nothing phases yer man - cool as ice!. 500k - some serious work done for that.
    Really shows up the prices paid for an extension on room to improve as complete rip offs.
    No wedding venue I was ever in would be half as nice as that
    You really cant say that. He is an experienced cabinet maker and he did all the sash windows himself with a guy the he trained up. That saved a 1/4 of a million alone. Never mind the parque flooring, he reinstated that too.


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    hometruths
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    Poor lad looked absolutely wrecked by the end of the program. I'd say he worked night and day to do that.


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    Jeff2
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    They did a lovely job and the income from the show would have helped but to have as a wedding venue in the part of the country.

    Read the wedding forum.


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    mel.b
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    Is it available on the player? I can't see it:confused:


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    #25
    Addle
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    enricoh wrote: »
    Nothing phases yer man - cool as ice!. 500k - some serious work done for that.
    Really shows up the prices paid for an extension on room to improve as complete rip offs.
    No wedding venue I was ever in would be half as nice as that
    Really was amazing.
    A total labour of love.
    The sacrifices he made.
    If they ever open it to the public for something other than weddings, I'll definitely support it.


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    BattleCorp
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    Addle wrote: »
    Really was amazing.
    A total labour of love.
    The sacrifices he made.
    If they ever open it to the public for something other than weddings, I'll definitely support it.

    I think he hit the nail on the head when he said that he wasn't in it for the money. He'll never get his money back out of it from weddings and functions. The only way he might get his money back is if he sells it.

    Fair play to him though, he did an amazing job. He got an amazing amount of work done for the money that he spent. It's a crying shame that so many of those houses were let fall into ruin.


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    Water John
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    Hugh Wallace was incorrect when he stated, many of these houses were burnt in the civil war, or as a sort of retaliation or cleansing.
    It was during the War of Independence. An order was sent out from Dublin to have these large houses burnt. The purpose was, so that the Crown forces would not use them as barracks, in the countryside. The families were always evacuated, prior to burning. It was sad, but done as a specific policy.
    Just to correct the record.


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    baldbear
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    Water John wrote: »
    Hugh Wallace was incorrect when he stated, many of these houses were burnt in the civil war, or as a sort of retaliation or cleansing.
    It was during the War of Independence. An order was sent out from Dublin to have these large houses burnt. The purpose was, so that the Crown forces would not use them as barracks, in the countryside. The families were always evacuated, prior to burning. It was sad, but done as a specific policy.
    Just to correct the record.

    Around 200 were burnt during the civil war. It was a terrible stain on our history. Destroying beautiful buildings & some sectariansism.


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    #29
    honeybear
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    Is there much land with the property?


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    James 007
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    honeybear wrote: »
    Is there much land with the property?

    7.19 acres, I cant believe he bought it for 80k back then. Of course no one would of touched it as it would of cost a dime to do it up.

    https://www.myhome.ie/commercial/brochure/ballinafad-college-belcarra-ballinrobe-mayo/2482516


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    Birdsong
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    While I enjoyed the show, I couldn't warm to Hugh Wallace as presenter/ voice over. While he knows his stuff, he didn't have a passion like say Francis Brennan or Dermot Brannon. His voice over was mono tone also.


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